Editing Outline of agriculture (section)

==== Agricultural policy ====
[[Agricultural policy]] &ndash; set of laws relating to domestic agriculture and imports of foreign agricultural products. 
* [[Agricultural science]] &ndash; broad multidisciplinary field that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture.
* [[Agricultural economics]] &ndash; originally applied the principles of economics to the production of crops and livestock – a discipline known as agronomics. Agronomics was a branch of economics that specifically dealt with land usage. It focused on maximizing the crop yield while maintaining a good soil ecosystem. Throughout the 20th century the discipline expanded and the current scope of the discipline is much broader. Agricultural economics today includes a variety of applied areas, having considerable overlap with conventional economics.
* [[Agricultural engineering]] &ndash; engineering discipline that applies engineering science and technology to agricultural production and processing.
* [[Agricultural philosophy]] &ndash; discipline devoted to the systematic critique of the philosophical frameworks (or ethical world views) that are the foundation for decisions regarding agriculture.
* [[Agrophysics]] &ndash; branch of science bordering on agronomy and physics, whose objects of study are the agroecosystem – the biological objects, biotope and biocoenosis affected by human activity, studied and described using the methods of physical sciences.
* [[Animal science]] &ndash; studying the biology of animals that are under the control of mankind.
** [[Animal breeding]] &ndash; branch of animal science that addresses the evaluation (using best linear unbiased prediction and other methods) of the genetic value (estimated breeding value, EBV) of domestic livestock.
** [[Animal nutrition]] &ndash; focuses on the dietary needs of domesticated animals, primarily those in agriculture and food production.
** [[Fisheries science]] &ndash; academic discipline of managing and understanding fisheries.
** Poultry science &ndash; animal science applied to poultry &ndash; chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, quail, etc.
* [[Aquaculture]] &ndash; is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants.
* [[Biological engineering]] &ndash;
** [[Genetic engineering]] &ndash; deliberate modification of the genetic structure of an organism.
** [[Microbiology]] &ndash; branch of biology that deals with microorganisms, especially their effects on man and other living organisms.
* [[Environmental science]] &ndash; integrated study of factors that influence the environment and environmental systems, especially the interaction of the physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment
** [[Conservation biology|Conservation]] &ndash; preservation and wise use of resources
** [[Wildlife management]] &ndash; attempts to balance the needs of wildlife with the needs of people using the best available science.
*** Wildlife range management &ndash;
** [[Resources management]] &ndash; efficient and effective deployment of an organization's resources when they are needed.
* [[Food science]] &ndash; study concerned with all technical aspects of foods, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its cooking and consumption, an ideology commonly referred to as "from field to fork". It is considered one of the life sciences and is usually considered distinct from the field of nutrition.
** [[Human nutrition]] &ndash; provision to obtain the materials necessary to support life.
** [[Food technology]] &ndash; branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.

===== Agronomy =====
[[Agronomy]] &ndash; science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, feed, fiber, and reclamation.
* [[Plant science]] &ndash; science of plant life.
** [[Crop science]] &ndash; broad multidisciplinary field that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture.
** [[Plant pathology]] &ndash; scientific study of plant diseases caused by pathogens (infectious diseases) and environmental conditions (physiological factors).
** [[Forestry]] &ndash; interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit.
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* [[Theoretical production ecology]] &ndash; quantitatively studies the growth of crops.
* [[Horticulture]] &ndash; art, science, technology and business of intensive plant cultivation for human use.
* [[Plant breeding]] &ndash; art and science of changing the genetics of plants in order to produce desired characteristics.
* [[fertilizer]] &ndash; any organic or inorganic material of natural or synthetic origin (other than liming materials) that is added to a soil to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants.

======Horticulture======
[[Horticulture]] &ndash; art, science, technology and business of intensive plant cultivation for human use.

===== Agricultural soil science =====
[[Agricultural soil science]] &ndash; branch of soil science that deals with the [[edaphology|study of edaphic conditions]] as they relate to the production of food and fiber.
* [[Agrogeology]] &ndash; study of minerals of importance to farming and horticulture, especially with regard to soil fertility and fertilizer components. These minerals are usually essential plant nutrients and are referred to as agrominerals.
* [[Agrology]] &ndash; branch of soil science dealing with the production of crops.
* [[Agrominerals]] &ndash; minerals of importance to agriculture and horticulture, and are usually essential plant nutrients.
* [[Land degradation]] &ndash; process in which the value of the biophysical environment is affected by one or more combination of human-induced processes acting upon the land.
* [[Land improvement]] &ndash; investments making land more usable by humans.
* [[Soil chemistry]] &ndash; study of the chemical characteristics of soil.
** [[Soil amendment]] &ndash; material added to soil to improve plant growth and health.
** [[Soil erosion]] &ndash; process by which soil is removed from the Earth's surface by natural processes such as wind or water flow, and then transported and deposited in other locations.
** [[Soil life]] &ndash; collective term for all the organisms living within the soil.
** [[Soil type]] &ndash; refers to the different sizes of mineral particles in a particular sample.
** [[Soils retrogression and degradation]] &ndash; two regressive evolution processes associated with the loss of equilibrium of a stable soil.